US conservative political activist Jerome Corsi speaks outside the US Federal District Courthouse in Washington on January 3, 2019, after a hearing in his lawsuit against Russia collusion investigation chief Robert M...US conservative political activist Jerome Corsi speaks outside the US Federal District Courthouse in Washington on January 3, 2019, after a hearing in his lawsuit against Russia collusion investigation chief Robert Mueller. - Corsi, is suspected of having had advance knowledge that WikiLeaks would, in the summer of 2016, publish a trove of hacked Democratic emails that would prove damaging to Trump's presidential rival, Hillary Clinton. (Photo by Paul HANDLEY / AFP) (Photo credit should read PAUL HANDLEY/AFP/Getty Images)MORE LESS

Jerome Corsi, a conspiracy theorist and former associate of Roger Stone, sued Stone for defamation, threats and, among several other things, attempts to give Corsi “heart attacks and strokes.”

According to the lawsuit filed Thursday evening in Washington federal court, Corsi is seeking upwards of $25 million in damages from Stone, who was just arrested last month in a pre-dawn FBI raid and indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for obstructing an official proceeding, making false statements and witness tampering.

Corsi claims that Stone has been attempting to “intimidate and threaten” him publicly ever since Stone concluded that he would be indicted by Mueller. In the suit he argues that Stone sees himself as a “Mafia” type character and suggests that’s why the alleged threats should be taken seriously.

The plaintiff also believes that Stone wants to inflict bad health on him so he is unable to testify against Stone.

“Corsi is 72 years old,” the complaint reads Defendant Stone’s intentional infliction of emotion distress and coercion and threats are intended to try even cause Plaintiff Corsi to have heart attacks and strokes, in order that Plaintiff will be unable to testify at Stone’s criminal trial.”

Corsi’s suit is the latest development in a peculiar criminal case involving Stone, Corsi, WikiLeaks and President Trump’s 2016 campaign. Corsi, who has not been indicted by Mueller, was allegedly working as an intercessor between Stone and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during the campaign when WikiLeaks released hacked DNC emails and damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Stone has maintained he’s innocent throughout the investigation and after his arrest.

Read the lawsuit below:

Nicole Lafond (@Nicole_Lafond)
is a newswriter for TPM based in New York. She has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and previously worked as an education reporter at The News-Gazette in Champaign, Illinois.